Min Riker's existence made Will Riker realize that Barash's first simulation set on a future Enterprise-D was unreal; Barash had examined Riker's memories and determined Minuet to be a real woman from his past. Min was, in fact, created from Will Riker's memory of Minuet, a holographic fantasy woman designed for him by the Bynars in 2364. (TNG: "Future Imperfect", "11001001")